Modison Salayedvwa Magagula (born 1958) is a

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, educator,

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and short-story author. He has written some classical work, including ''Tentile'' (1990) and ''Bungani Bebangani'' (1997) which became part of the language curriculum at

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's schools.

Biography

Magagula attended William Pitcher College in

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where he obtained a diploma in teaching. He began his career as a playwright in 1986 after attending a workshop for writers in the Swazi capital of

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. In 1989 he started a travelling theatre called the Siphila Nje Drama Society, the first of its kind in Swaziland. He writes plays, poems and short-stories in

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on themes including

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, relationships and

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. In 2008, he received an award from the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) for his work in the development of the arts in Swaziland.

Also see

* J.J. Ncongwane

Bibliography

*1987: ''Ingcamu'' (''A Journey's Provision'') *1988: ''Idubukele'' (''Dinner is Served!'') *1989: ''Indlanganye'' (''Our Gain'') *1989: ''Asingeni Lapho'' (''It is None of Our Business'') *1990: ''Tentile'' (''Hoist with your Own Petard'') *1990: ''Kwesukesukela'' (''Once Upon a Time'') *1997: ''Bungani Bebangani''

References

1958 births Living people Swazi writers {{Eswatini-writer-stub